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/r/Scams
Welcome to r/scams. This is an educational subreddit focused on scams. It is our hope to be a wealth of knowledge for people wanting to educate themselves, find support, and discover ways to help a friend or loved one who may be a victim of a scam. Please read the rules: https://reddit.com/r/Scams/wiki/rules and our wiki BEFORE posting. Please give posts appropriate, descriptive titles. Joking comments on serious posts will be removed. Be civil.
1.4M subscribers4,016 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)3,162 authors / mosince 2009
r/Scams has 1.4M members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 4,016 posts a month from 3,162 people. Top topics: Job Scams, Crypto Scams and Scams and Fraud.
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How r/Scams has grown
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Topics and brands on r/Scams
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Job Scams3.0%
- Crypto Scams1.3%
- Scams and Fraud1.2%
- Car Scams & Sales Advice1.0%
- ScamAlerts0.9%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Apple
- VICE
- Blue Cube (Malta) Limited
- Bitcoin Abuse Database
- Etherscan
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